Tag: Oxfam Australia

Shoppers want Australian clothing brands to do better by garment workers, as industry doubles profits in a year: Oxfam’s fashion wake-up call

New Oxfam polling published today shows consumers don’t trust Australian fashion brands making claims about the treatment of overseas garment workers in their supply chains, as the industry recorded a staggering $2 billion in expected profits and Bangladeshi workers campaign for better wages. As Australians prepare to hit the shops to start Christmas shopping on […]

Pacific grassroots leaders to deliver climate action message to Canberra  

Grassroots leaders from the Pacific will today call on Australian political leaders to urgently scale up their advocacy and ambitions to respond to the climate crisis at the upcoming G20 and UN Climate Ambition Meetings, as they share their firsthand experiences of the impacts of climate change at a Parliamentary event. The three community leaders […]

Allies for Uluru call for action: ‘The time for change is now’

The Allies for Uluru, a coalition of nearly 300 social sector organisations, will be ramping up its efforts to ensure a ‘Yes’ vote for the Voice to Parliament now that a date has been set for the referendum. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today that Australians will head to the polls on Saturday, 14 October […]

Oxfam recognises Day of Mourning on January 26

Oxfam Australia has called for the federal government to follow the lead of many local and state governments to shift towards commemorating rather than celebrating January 26. With Australia’s First Peoples continuing to deal with the consequences of colonisation, Oxfam’s Acting Chief Executive Anthea Spinks said it was pleasing to see the leadership shown by […]

Campaign lights a path for Australia to help prevent famine

Australian scientific expertise and diplomacy should be at the centre of a new push to climate and conflict-proof the global food system at the G20 summit. A discussion paper released today marks the start of the summit and highlights a path to ending devastating widespread hunger. It is being released by Help Fight Famine – a coalition […]

Oxfam congratulates new parliament, calls for more action on climate, inequality, First People’s rights

Commenting on the 2022 federal election result, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Lyn Morgain said:   “Oxfam congratulates all candidates elected to the Australian parliament, including our new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and his Labor government.  “Australians have made clear their desire for a different kind of parliament to confront the challenges facing us. They want […]

Trailwalker Brisbane cancelled

The annual Brisbane Trailwalker event has been cancelled due to impacts of the recent devastating floods in south-east Queensland and northern NSW.    The endurance event had been scheduled to take place from 17 to 19 June from Mount Glorious to Mount Coot-Tha.   Oxfam Australia’s Acting Chief Executive, Andrew Buchanan, said local communities were currently […]

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